Guardian Hearts (eBook 3)

A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow GN 5 & 6

Feb 25, 15:00

manga

Whether you see A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow as a romantic story or not, it does a lovely job of exploring not just the relationship between its two leads but does the same for each of them as individuals as well. ― The fifth volume of A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow is almost entirely devoid of Konatsu's presence. For a series that's built on the growing relationship between two girls, that's a r...

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This Week in Anime - Does Vlad Love Scratch That Nostalgia Itch?

Feb 25, 10:00

anime

It's referential, totally crazy, and stars a lesbian couple that includes a blood donor fanatic and a vampire. ― Acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii returns to his roots with a bombastic comedy that harkens back to anime of decades past. It's referential, totally crazy, and stars a lesbian couple that includes a blood donor fanatic and a vampire. Vlad Love is both familiar and totally unique. Jean-Karlo...

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Japan's Weekly Playboy Magazine Features One Piece Cosplayers

Feb 24, 18:45

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Issue commemorates manga's 1,000th published chapter ― Japan's Weekly Playboy magazine is commemorating the One Piece manga's 1,000th published chapter with an issue featuring One Piece cosplay. The cover shows fashion model Miyuu Ikeda (also known as "Michopa") cosplaying as Nami. Besides Nami, Ikeda also cosplayed a selection of other characters, including Chopper. Other models cosplaying in the is...

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Healin' Good Precure Streaming

Feb 24, 15:02

anime

Where the show really succeeds, however, is in truly separating itself from the norms of magical girl series. ― While Healin' Good PreCure is the third Pretty Cure series to become available in English, it is the first to stream as it aired in Japan, albeit starting after the first cour. (Tropical Rouge PreCure, the next in the franchise, will change this by fully simulcasting.) It also had the misfo...

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Takahiro Obata: Creating Musical Tension in The Promised Neverland

Feb 24, 12:00

music

The series composer discusses his use of instrumentation to bring a sense of love and fear to the anime series. ― The children of Grace Field House find their world shattered when it's revealed the world they know is merely a lie. Emma, Ray, and Norman hatch a plan to escape with the entire orphanage in tow in hopes of evading demons that plan to devour them. The anime's second season is currently ai...

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Shonen Jump's Naruto: Ninja Arena Art Contest

Feb 23, 15:17

Draw the Naruto gang playing games and you could win a huge Japanime Games game package. ― Japanime Games is bringing Shonen Jump's Naruto: Ninja Arena, complete set to North America. To celebrate this awesome game coming to our shores, we're running an art contest! Create your interpretation of the Naruto gang playing a board game. Any game you want, it could be Naruto Ninja: Arena, it could be Go,...

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Ragna Crimson GN 1

Feb 23, 15:00

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manga

The visual excitement and artistic fidelity are both beyond excellent. Every frame a painting, to borrow a well-known phrase. Daiki Kobayashi's line work is so crisp, everything has a level of precision and edge that perfectly fit. ― Ragna Crimson is a strange mixed bag of expected and unexpected in the realm of gritty/dark fantasy tales. In many respects its premise and execution are very familiar. ...

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This Week in Anime - Crackin' the Shell of Wonder Egg Priority

Feb 23, 13:00

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anime

Easily one of the most dense anime series airing this season, Wonder Egg Priority examines the thorny world inhabited by teen girls, their insecurities and traumas, and the desperate bid to save them all. ― Easily one of the most dense anime series airing this season, Wonder Egg Priority examines the thorny world inhabited by teen girls, their insecurities and traumas, and the desperate bid to save ...

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The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan Episode 70 - Gabi Doesn't Deserve the Hate

Feb 23, 12:42

anime

Gabi and Falco make their escape from the Paradis Island Eldians and encounter Kaya who brings them to a familiar farm. The people on the farm will test Gabi's idealism of who truly is "good" and "evil." ― The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan Episode 70 - Gabi Doesn't Deserve the Hate Attack on Titan Episode 70 "Deceiver" catches back up with Gabi and Falco as they make their escape from the Paradis ...

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The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Novel 2

Feb 22, 15:00

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novels

The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent is still not quite at the level it needs to be truly good, but it's still improving and is a fun read. ― Among the most interesting parts of the second novel in The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent are the changes that author Yuka Tachibana discusses making in her afterword. Like many, if not most, light novels being translated these days, this series began as a...

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Interview: How Studio No Border Brought SK8 the Infinity Skateboard Designs to Life

Feb 22, 12:00